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Earth Life Found inside Ryugu Asteroid Samples

Earth Life Found inside Ryugu Asteroid Samples

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 31

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary...

Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present

Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 26

Think Twice before Giving Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Kits to Friends and...

9 Space Images from NASA and Beyond That Stunned in 2024

9 Space Images from NASA and Beyond That Stunned in 2024

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 32

See the year’s most striking images from the Hubble and James Webb space telesco...

U.S. Has a First Case of Severe Bird Flu, CDC Confirms in H5N1 Update

U.S. Has a First Case of Severe Bird Flu, CDC Confirms ...

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 30

Louisiana reported a person hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, and the USD...

Will the World's First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Be Built in Virginia? Here's Why We're Skeptical

Will the World's First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Be Bu...

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 38

The fusion power plant would go live in the next decade and produce 400 megawatt...

78 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2024

78 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2024

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 45

A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff...

Wildfires Are Threatening Astronomy, and the Worst Is Yet to Come

Wildfires Are Threatening Astronomy, and the Worst Is Y...

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 28

As wildfires grow in severity and frequency, they’re not only threatening lives ...

Study Miscalculation Has Everyone Talking about Black Plastic Spatulas Again. Experts Are Still Concerned

Study Miscalculation Has Everyone Talking about Black P...

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 27

The scientists behind a popular study on the health effects of flame retardants ...

8 Fascinating Things We Learned about Language in 2024

8 Fascinating Things We Learned about Language in 2024

SIN Dec 19, 2024 0 26

This year scientists found universal language for pain, tracked why some words g...

Please Don’t Take Moral Advice from ChatGPT

Please Don’t Take Moral Advice from ChatGPT

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 24

Before turning to a large language model for ethical counsel, consider what make...

How to Manage Holiday Grief in Yourself and Others

How to Manage Holiday Grief in Yourself and Others

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 37

The holidays can be a difficult time for people who are grieving. Here’s how to ...

Can a New Generation of Conservationists Make the Field More Accessible?

Can a New Generation of Conservationists Make the Field...

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 32

Modern conservationists are finding new ways to protect wildlife.

The Public Distrusts Scientists’ Morals, Not Their Science

The Public Distrusts Scientists’ Morals, Not Their Science

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 29

Reaction to a recent Pew survey on the public’s trust in science shows that the ...

Baby Humpback Whales Burp and Bark to Beg Mom for Milk

Baby Humpback Whales Burp and Bark to Beg Mom for Milk

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 25

The burps, barks and snorts humpback whales make when asking their mother for mi...

If Planet Nine Exists, We’ll Find It Soon

If Planet Nine Exists, We’ll Find It Soon

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 47

If there’s a hidden world in the solar system, a new telescope should find it

How the Vagus Nerve Could Influence Physical and Mental Health

How the Vagus Nerve Could Influence Physical and Mental...

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 30

The healing potential of the brain’s most interconnected nerve intrigues researc...

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